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A 40-member advisory committee is being formed in Flint to share residents' concerns with officials and provide the community with information regarding the city's efforts to maintain a safe water supply.

02/10/15
Bringing the American way of selling skin-care products and vitamins to China helped make Amway Corp. the world’s largest direct seller. It also made the children of one its co-founders billionaires.

02/08/15
The money pledged by Gov. Rick Snyder will pay for a leak detection survey of city water lines and accelerate replacement of major pipelines, expected to improve water quality. Other statewide news: More small firms leave it to workers to buy health coverage; Some developers turn to 'de-malling'

02/03/15
The local company is now operating as Premier Event Technology and will continue to operate as an independent brand, providing services ranging from audiovisual assistance to scenic design for mid-size events, the companies said.

01/28/15
If you’ve ever worked for a sales and service organization, you know that a customer service representative has one of the most strenuous positions in a company — even though it never seems to make any annual list of most stressful jobs.

01/20/15
For starters, the governor said he will announce plans to dramatically reorganize two state agencies in an effort to better help people in poverty by focusing less on programs and more on recipients of public assistance themselves.

01/16/15
The new Michigan Interagency Council on Homelessness is charged with updating the state's 10-year plan to end homelessness, which was first introduced in 2006. The council also will monitor and participate in the plan's implementation.

01/15/15
Less than one year after EQ-The Environmental Co. was acquired by a national environmental company, the new owners have changed the Livonia-based company’s name to U.S. Ecology Inc. to reflect a single brand.

01/13/15
The changes, which are designed to make the regulatory process less cumbersome, impact nongaming suppliers providing services like snow removal or linen services and goods like fruits and vegetables.

01/06/15
Bloomfield Hills-based Austin Benefits Group has acquired the existing employee benefits book of business from the Hantz Group for an unspecified amount, officials said. Officials for Austin also announced a strategic partnership with Southfield-based Hantz Group, which operates 24 subsidiaries, including Hantz Farms LLC.

01/06/15
The Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit plans a public forum next week on the possibility it will close its Oak Park facility after operating for several years at an annual loss of about $1 million.

12/07/14
The purchase last month of the Martinizing national dry-cleaning chain has more than doubled the size of a local dry-cleaning franchisor, making it the country's largest. Berkley-based The Huntington Co. LLC manages a slew of dry-cleaning-related entities and brands owned by partners Wayne Wudyka and Jeffrey Snyder. A steady march of acquisitions and launches already had made this family of companies one of the largest in the business.

11/09/14
Now that the new Great Lakes Water Authority has been created, replacing the dysfunctional and antiquated Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, the regional organization will be meeting to map its mission, strategy and future action. Here are some suggestions for the authority.

11/09/14
What's next in the wake of Detroit's just-concluded bankruptcy case? A $1.4 billion city reinvestment spending spree heavily weighted in new financial management systems, public safety and blight-busting. With it comes the appointment of a nine-member Financial Review Commission to supervise that spending, a group that includes Mayor Mike Duggan, Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones and seven independent members.